Yılmaz (pronounced [jɯɫˈmaz] ) is a Turkish word that translates to "plucky", “unyielding”, "unbeatable", or "brave", and is a very common surname and occasional male given name.
Given name
Yekta Yılmaz Gül (born 1978), Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler
Yılmaz Arslan (born 1968), Kurdish film director, screenwriter and producer
Yılmaz Büyükerşen (born 1936), Turkish politician
Yılmaz Erdoğan (born 1967), Turkish film director, scenarist, poet and actor
Yılmaz Gruda (1930–2023), Turkish actor
Yılmaz Güney (1937–1984), Turkish film director, scenarist, novelist and actor
Yılmaz Karakoyunlu (1936-2024), Turkish writer and politician
Yilmaz Kerimo (born 1963), Swedish politician
Yılmaz Orhan (born 1955), Turkish footballer
Yılmaz Özlem (born 1972), Turkish footballer
Yılmaz Urul (1942-2025), Turkish footballer
Yılmaz Vural (born 1953), Turkish football coach
Surname
Alper Yılmaz (born 1975), Turkish basketball player
Atıf Yılmaz (1925–2006), Turkish film director, screenwriter and film producer
Aydın Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish footballer
Ayfer Yılmaz (born 1956), Turkish female civil servant, politician and former government minister
Betül Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish female handball player
Betül Nur Yılmaz , Turkish football referee
Burak Yılmaz (born 1985), Turkish footballer
Cem Yılmaz (born 1973), Turkish stand-up comedian, actor, cartoonist and screenwriter
Cem Yılmaz (rower) (born 1982), Turkish Olympian rower
Cevdet Yılmaz (born 1967), Turkish politician
Deniz Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish footballer
Dilek Akagün Yılmaz (born 1963), Turkish politician
Durmuş Yılmaz (born 1947), Turkish economist
Duygu Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish women's footballer
Fatih Yılmaz (born 1989), Turkish footballer
Gözde Yılmaz (born 1991), Turkish female volleyball player
Gülümser Yılmaz (born 1956), Turkish female chess player
Hakan Yılmaz (born 1982), Turkish weightlifter
Huseyin Yilmaz (1924-2013), Turkish-American physicist
İbrahim Yılmaz (born 1994), Turkish footballer
Kübra Yılmaz (born 1991), Turkish female handball player
Lev Yilmaz (born 1973), Turkish-American independent film maker, artist, and publisher
Mahmut Yılmaz (born 1979), German footballer
Mehmet Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish footballer
Mehmet Yılmaz (born 1979), Turkish footballer
Mesut Yılmaz (1947–2020), Turkish politician
Mustafa Yılmaz (chess player) (born 1992), Turkish Grand Master of chess
Neşe Zara Yılmaz (born 1976), Turkish female singer
Nevriye Yılmaz (born 1980), Turkish female basketball player
Nurten Yılmaz (born 1957), Austrian politician
Oğuz Yılmaz (1968–2021), Turkish musician
Okan Yılmaz (born 1978), Turkish footballer
Özgür Yılmaz (born 1986), Turkish footballer
Özgür Yılmaz (born 1977), Turkish judoka
Reyhan Yılmaz (born 2001), Turkish goalball player
Rıdvan Yılmaz (born 2001), Turkish footballer
Serra Yılmaz (born 1954), Turkish actress
Şimal Yılmaz (born 2003), Turkish female sport shooter
Şükriye Yılmaz (born 2001), Turkish female armwrestler
Tayfur Emre Yılmaz (born 1989), Turkish footballer
Tutya Yılmaz (born 1999), Turkish female artistic gymnast
Yağız Yılmaz (born 1993), Turkish archer
Yasemin Beyza Yılmaz (born 2001), Turkish female sport shooter
Yaşar Yılmaz (born 1930), Turkish wrestler
Yeliz Yılmaz (born 1980), Turkish female handball player
Yusuf Yılmaz (born 1991), Turkish footballer
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